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Ryvyan · 06-24-2011, 01:16 PM

I thought I wanted a Nook STR then I joined the forum then went around it a few times and got confused (Nook vs Kobo). But Kobo seems to be slightly more problematic than what I want to mess around with on a gadget, so it's back to trusty Amazon's Kindle vs B&N's Nook.

I'm not in the US so it might make more to get the Kindle for the support from Amazon, but I am absolutely unable to get past the clunky keyboard. The few days my touch-screen phone died (don't worry, it was revived), I used a buttons-only phone and what a horrible experience! I may have developed weak thumbs that are used to touch-screens and (only for left thumb) the space bar on laptops.

Plus I don't annotate or write or anything other than READ and the full keyboard was just wasted space. The only thing I might turn out to be annoyed at the Nook for would be the page-turning if I accidentally touch the screen, but I might be in practice from using Stanza on my iPhone for that.

Thanks for the discussion here, it has been helpful in confirming my selection for the e-reader to purchase. I'll just ask my friend to take the Nook out for a test drive before bringing it back.

06-24-2011, 01:16 PM	#35
Ryvyan I read what I want. Posts: 224 Karma: 372315 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Singapore Device: iPhone XS, iPhone 6, Kobo Clara	I thought I wanted a Nook STR then I joined the forum then went around it a few times and got confused (Nook vs Kobo). But Kobo seems to be slightly more problematic than what I want to mess around with on a gadget, so it's back to trusty Amazon's Kindle vs B&N's Nook. I'm not in the US so it might make more to get the Kindle for the support from Amazon, but I am absolutely unable to get past the clunky keyboard. The few days my touch-screen phone died (don't worry, it was revived), I used a buttons-only phone and what a horrible experience! I may have developed weak thumbs that are used to touch-screens and (only for left thumb) the space bar on laptops. Plus I don't annotate or write or anything other than READ and the full keyboard was just wasted space. The only thing I might turn out to be annoyed at the Nook for would be the page-turning if I accidentally touch the screen, but I might be in practice from using Stanza on my iPhone for that. Thanks for the discussion here, it has been helpful in confirming my selection for the e-reader to purchase. I'll just ask my friend to take the Nook out for a test drive before bringing it back.